flak monkey
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 posted on 21/8/06 at 06:50 AM |
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Any one see any problems with this?
Unfortunately I need to cross my fuel and wiring over at the back of the tunnel, and this is the best attampt I could make. Neither of them touch
eachother, or the chassis/diff.
Anyone see any potential problems for SVA?
 
Cheers,
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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nitram38
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 07:28 AM |
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Just wrap some spiral wrap around the brake pipe. The sva man is more worried about the brake pipes rubbing and wearing through. You can run pipes and
wiring across each other as long as they are mechanical protected.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 07:44 AM |
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I'd put some effort into making it look tidier - try to make it look as though everything is where you planned it to be, rather than just where
it ended up.
Yes - I know it's bullsh*t - but the more effort you put into lining things up, getting pipework straight and so on, the more big benefits at
SVA time.
Finally, that pipe looks a bit vulnerable to damage from bricks on the road - maybe the tester will think the same? Especially if it droops - you
probably need more P-clips!
David
[Edited on 21/8/06 by David Jenkins]
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02GF74
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 07:47 AM |
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is there going to be an under body panel like we see itneh background? asking in case there is any chance you can drive over something jegged tat can
rip the pipe off.
best effort - hey - that pipe is not very straight 
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quinnj3
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 08:32 AM |
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maybe a little tip on bending brake pipes might help. If you can get a cylinder about the size of a baked bean can and use that to bend your brake
pipes round. it keeps all the radii(radiuses) the same. It may not be noticed but its the small things that all come together to create the big
picture. Hope this helps. if you use something smaller than a tin it will give tighter radii and look better but beware on using something too
small. Does anyone here know the regulations on brakepipe bends for sva?
my aim is to build my own locost wether it takes me a week or 10 years to get started, i'm sure i will sometime
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02GF74
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 08:36 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by quinnj3
Does anyone here know the regulations on brakepipe bends for sva?
nope - & I doubt there is. as long as there pipes are not fractured or kinked to restrict flow would be my guess?
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Hellfire
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 09:55 AM |
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Calvin... although your seems tidier and less ad-hoc. The SVA man will be worried about the Rats you seem to have attracted into your car. Those Rat
SH1TS are indicative of rodents eating your wiring system... 
Maybe 
Steve
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flak monkey
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 11:34 AM |
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That pipes not brakes, its fuel. The brke pipe runs along the drivers side, top of the tunnel.
Thanks for the comments, the wiring isnt fully clipped in at the moment. The next clip on the fuel line is just inside the tunnel, right at the back
its prettty solidly clipped, and will not move if you try to wiggle it. I can straighten out the 'hump' in the fuel line easy enough next
time the car is up on axle stands.
Theres about 10-15mm between the fuel and wiring where they cross over.
There is the possibility i could fit another panel under the rear suspension area, but i only want to do this if its really necessary.
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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graememk
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 01:41 PM |
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oh dear oh dear oh dear 
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flak monkey
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| posted on 22/8/06 at 06:51 AM |
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Heres what it looks like from the other side:
 
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 22/8/06 at 07:29 AM |
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Looks fine from that view - although your P-clip spacing may be a wee bit too far apart (close call, though).
The tester would probably catch hold of it and check for 'waggle-ability'.
David
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flak monkey
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| posted on 22/8/06 at 11:59 AM |
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Max distance between any of my clips is 11". I believe the SVA manual quotes 300mm/12" somewhere in its depths.
Can easily add some more clips for piece of mind, and probably will. Will also use some fuel hose and slip it over the points where the pipe and
wiring come close to the chassis and/or eachother. Should be not issies then, right? 
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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